Check out the beautiful freakishness that is the work of Chet Zar. For the Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary Art Auction, he donated the piece Sad Little Monkey.

]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:21:11 -0800Video Interview with Chet Zarhttp://www.juxtapoz.com/current/video-interview-with-chet-zar
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/video-interview-with-chet-zar Chet Zar is one of the foremost artists in the Dark Arts sphere. Here, Chet gets deep in a long video interview where he discusses everything from his fine art, special effects work on films, the politics of art, and what he tries to say with his imagery.]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozFri, 07 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0700"When Worlds Collide:" Chet & James Zar http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/qwhen-worlds-collideq-chet-a-james-zar-
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/qwhen-worlds-collideq-chet-a-james-zar- Master of the macabre, Chet Zar, has a new and very unique show coming Saturday, may 16th, 2009 titled When Worlds Collide. Unique because, “it will feature new works by myself and my pops (James Zar),” Chet explains. “It should be a wild show since his visionary/fantasy works are pretty much the opposite of my gloom and doom stuff! Anyway, I am super excited about showing with my dad and the new pieces I am working on are definitely my strongest and most detailed paintings to date.” Looks like talent runs in the family. More info on When Worlds Collide at limageriegallery.com]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozMon, 13 Apr 2009 02:34:02 -0700New Prints from Chet Zarhttp://www.juxtapoz.com/current/new-prints-from-chet-zar
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/new-prints-from-chet-zarMacabre genius Chet Zar recently upgraded to a larger format printer, allowing him to finally create larger prints of some of his popular pieces, Black Magick (which you can see at In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor) and I Want You. Zar also included new pieces from a couple of his most recent shows, We Are The Shadows and Ugly American. These are the first prints issued from these shows. “I am really proud of these prints,” Zar told Juxtapoz. “They just look really sharp due to some new printing techniques I have picked up as well as a higher quality paper.” Grab your new Chet Zar print now at chetzar.com]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozMon, 25 Aug 2008 08:33:23 -0700Chet Zar's "Ugly American" http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/chet-zars-qugly-americanq-
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/chet-zars-qugly-americanq- Chet Zar’s catalog from his show Ugly American is now available for purchase! Okay, “catalog” may be what we’re supposed ot call it, but it’s areally more of a book. At 64 pages in 4/4 color, Zar’s Ugly American catalog-book-thing features all of the work from his stunning Ugly American show, as well as some past works. Also included is a foreword from Adam Jones of Tool. Grab your copy at chetzar.com]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozFri, 25 Jul 2008 03:31:29 -0700Art Visionary Los Angeles: Live Painting by Chet Zar, Alex Grey, Saber, and Morehttp://www.juxtapoz.com/current/art-visionary-los-angeles-live-painting-by-chet-zar-alex-grey-saber-and-more
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/art-visionary-los-angeles-live-painting-by-chet-zar-alex-grey-saber-and-more The fantastically gruesome Chet Zar (okay, only his artwork is gruesome, he’s actually quite nice) let Juxtapoz in on a wonderful event going down in LA called Art Visionary Los Angeles at Club 740 on Friday, July 18th. Painting live at Art Visionary Los Angeles will be: Chet Zar, Alex and Allyson Grey, Guy Aitchison, Michelle Wortman, legendary graffiti master Saber, Wendy Klein, Jarrett DeMartino, and more. Art Visionary Los Angeles will also include a number of presentations and panel discussions before the main live painting performance, video art, music, and dance. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll jump on this rare opportunity to see some of the greatest contemporary artists of our time working their magic right…]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozWed, 09 Jul 2008 04:01:25 -0700Photos: Chet Zar's "Ugly American"http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/photos-chet-zars-qugly-americanq
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Monster master Chet Zar's Ugly American opened at Strychnin Gallery's London location on Friday the 13th of June (how appropriate!) The show features 13 original, and especially eerie, paintings by Chet (the designer, special effects make-up artist and animator behind movies such as Hellboy, The Ring, The Fantastic Four, and others.) Chet says the inspiration for the Ugly American title came from a recent visit to Berlin where he "kept having to apologize to everyone about America" and explain, "We're not all that bad." Ugly American runs until mid-July, but his artwork will live on forever in the photos right here…

]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozWed, 18 Jun 2008 03:09:17 -0700Chet Zar's "The Talking Board Show"http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/chet-zars-qthe-talking-board-showq
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/chet-zars-qthe-talking-board-showq Photographer Mark Weston sent us a link to his shots from The Talking Board Show which opened October 20th at Copro Nason Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. Chet Zar curated this group show of more than 30 artists serving up their own version of the infamously spooky Ouija Board, aka The Mystifying Oracle. Bunch of really intricate and well-executed pieces in this show. www.markwestonphotography.com The show includes works by David Stoupakis, Carrie Ann Baade, Travis Louie, John Haley, Joe Vaux, a collab by Lola and Nathan Spoor, Chet Zar, Chris Peters, Ver Mar, Meats Meier, Colin Burns, Christopher Owens, Ed Benedetto, Kevin Willis, Eric Pigors, and more. More photos of the work are up on the gallery's website, www.copronason.com And,…]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozMon, 22 Oct 2007 03:21:45 -0700Olivas/Zar/Hattorihttp://www.juxtapoz.com/current/olivaszarhattori
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/olivaszarhattoriPhotos from the opening night of artworks by Kathie Olivas, Chet Zar, and Naoto Hattori at Copro Nason in Los Angeles. Runs August 19th - September 9th, 2006. Photos by Greg Escalante]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozThu, 24 Aug 2006 06:37:33 -0700Odd: Lola and Chet Zarhttp://www.juxtapoz.com/current/odd-lola-and-chet-zar
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/odd-lola-and-chet-zar Photos from the opening night of Odd, Lola and Chet Zar at Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles.]]>Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)JuxtapozTue, 13 Jun 2006 05:03:44 -0700